"مذكرات الحرب. مقر قيادة الجيش، الهند. [...] قوة المشاة الهندية «د». المجلد ٢٣ الجزء II (من ١٦ إلى ٣٠ يونيو ١٩١٦)" [و‎‎٣‎٣] (٢٧٤/٧٠)

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APPENDIX 276
(Diary No. 60367)
Telegram No. K.-3463, dated 19th June 1916.
(Despatched 5-30 A.M., received 8-30 A.M., 19th June 1916.)
From— -The Cable Censor, Karachi.
To The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
Following from G.O.C., Force “ D
Addressed Chief of the General Staff, repeated by Candler to London 18th.
Begins Basrah 18th June Mesopotamia 16th. In action 9th June at Badar
in Northern region of Hammar Lake on Euphrates, our total casualties were 2
blue jackets slightly wounded.
Enemy lost 23 killed, including a son of Shaikh of irreconcilable Albu Salih
tribe which has been causing us constant annoyance cutting our telegraph line
making punitive expendition necessary. End,.
Working copy to G.S. (D.C.C.).
Copy to M.S.C., P.S.V., G.S. (M.O.i, U.O.5).
Telegram P., No. 129-468-O., dated 18th June 1916.
(Despatched 10-45 P M., received 9 A.M., 19th June 1916.)
p rom _The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D, ”
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
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(Diary No. 60368)
Basrah.
June 18th Tigris Line .—
The 3rd Division is being relieved in the front line on the right bank by the
14th Division which has completed its organization.
Lines of Communication .—
During the concentration of our troops West of Zubair Ibn Rashid vacated
his camp south of that place and hastily withdrew in a westerly direction,
We are not following him up.
Addressed India, repeated London.
Working copy to G.S. (M.O.i).
Copy to M.S.C., M.S.V , G.S. (M.O.3), F. and P.
Telegram No. 965-15-0., dated 30th May 1916. APPENDIX 278
(Received in War Section, 19th June 1916.) (Diary No 60399)
p rom The General Officer Commanding. Force “ D ,’ r General Headquarters.
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
The present system under which regimental and private packages intended
for officers and men serving with Force “ D ” are shipped at. Indian ports as
ordinary cargo is unsatisfactory, and many complaints are received of losses and
pilfering in transit, or of non-receipt of packages stated to have been shipped by
particular steamers.
2 To ensure the safe arrival here of such packages and to put a stop to
the present loss and inconvenience caused to the troops, the following sugges
tions are made :—
(Y) A special receiving section should be formed by the Embarkation
^ Supply officers at Bombay and Karachi for the collection and
temporary storage of all regimental and private packages intended
for troops in Mesopotamia.